Collectible Reviews

Dr. Monroe includes 4 accessories, a foam bat (really hard plastic), a diploma, a bundle of cash and a clipboard with his "notes" which is really a hilarious sketch of a very angry Homer.

The details of this figure are hilarious, from his frumpled tie, glasses and zig-zag facial hair.

When placed in interactive environments, Kirk says a number of phrases, including, "Today, I drank a beer in the bathroom."

I've always wondered what was going on with Kirk and Luann (his ex-wife)... with the exception of their figures and their hair, they look identical, as does Millhouse. Are Kirk & Luann brother and sister or something? They even have identical glasses frames!

Another well executed figure by Playmates - a must for the die-hard collector.

Dangerfield's voice is inluded in the voice chip embedded in the foot of this action figure. As with all these action figures, you need at least one interactive environment in order to activate the chip in the characters' feet. Placing the character on the platform and pressing a button in the environment allows you to randomly cycle through the numerous phrases that come with each character... Larry Burns' comments include, "Yeah, this place is emptier than a Scottish pay-toilet."

This disheveled character (his collar is unbuttoned, his tie is loosened and his hair is messy) comes with a patched up suitcase, a package of squash-flavored candy, a window sign that says "Gone Drinkin'," a plastic version of a cardboard sign that says "SPRINGFIELD" (used for hitch-hiking) and a tiny framed photo of his dear old dad, Monty Burns, that looks like it was taken when Monty was in his 20s or 30s.

Like the 2D character, this 3D rendition looks a lot like Rodney Dangerfield... he has puffy bags under his eyes, a pot-belly and thick bowed legs.

He comes with his own assortment of phrases including, "I'm not paying you to talk," with his trademark Kennedy-esque sounding voice.

His hairdo is just too much!

The Spawn: Reborn line, which is a collection of previously released figures with new details/modifications and paint jobs is a great new line of figures. Curse of the Spawn is a menacing, vile and yet awesome piece to display. Everything from the detail of the skin and armor to the tattered and worn cape flowing from the back just give the figure a distinctive look. There's peg holes in the back of the fig, probably from the previous sculpt, where you could actually put the wings from the 'Wings of Redemption' figure.

Unfortunately, as i've stated before, McFarlane toys have a severe problem: durability. This figure broke before I even got it out of the packaging. The spines on Spawn's left arm caught the edge of the plastic and tore right out, and had to be super-glued back in. The axe weapon that it comes with had a small piece break off after being dropped no more than a foot. The axe also does not fit into the hand, and im utterly afraid of forcing it in there because of what else might happen to the figure if I do.

As is usual with almost all McFarlane figures, these are meant as display pieces, and they are great display pieces at that. The problem is that its just not a very durable figure. Once you have it set up the way you want, touching it is basically out of the question. This is in no way a bad figure...its a great piece and one of my favorites all around, but im just disappointed at how quickly it broke. It wasn't anything that couldn't be fixed, but it was irritating, to say the least.

Collectors, by all means, pick it up. Its a great fig. Don't let my negative experience scare you off!